“It’s not insoluble, it’s a lick of paint.” Noël Le Graët’s reaction to the images of Complementary investigation into the working conditions of the hotel staff of the French team for the next World Cup in Qatar did not leave the Minister of Sports indifferent. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra expressed her incomprehension at the remarks of the president of the French Football Federation, Friday October 14 in an interview on RTL.
Confronted with our images, the president of the FFF, Noël Le Graët did not seem to take the measure of the problem.
“It’s not insoluble, that. It’s a lick of paint. he said.
Now on @France2tvpic.twitter.com/y1bKqKefKw
— Further investigation (@Cdenquete) October 13, 2022
While the report broadcast Thursday on France 2 shows in particular the deplorable housing conditions of hotel employees and the many irregularities, Le Graët had minimized the situation, mentioning some work to be done, before changing his mind and qualifying these practices as ‘”unacceptable“.”These images shocked me, and Noël Le Graët’s reaction shocked mereacted Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. She is above ground, she lacked humanity, and even lucidity.“
#Qatar2022 : “It’s just a lick of paint”, the answer of Noël Le Graët on the living conditions of the employees of the Hôtel des Bleus
“This answer shocks me, it is above ground”, according to the Minister of Sports and Games @AOC1978 guest of @amandine_begot in #RTLMatin pic.twitter.com/DyPIMV9HI6
—RTL France (@RTLFrance) October 14, 2022
The FFF claims to have notably dismissed the hotel’s security company and launched an investigation, carried out on site in the coming days. “I had a first return that did not remove my doubtsdeplores the Minister of Sports. I want guarantees, that we are irreproachable about the time we have left to do something. The FFF must take its share of responsibility so that on the subject of working conditions, respect for human rights on its base camp, the situation improves. Compared to the very shocking images that we saw yesterday, reactions are needed.“
The France team must stay at the Al Messila hotel, entirely privatized by the Federation for the duration of the competition, which takes place from November 20 to December 18.